Scottish Executive

Construction Industry

Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been informed when the Department for Education and Skills will commence the next quinquennial reviews of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).

Iain Gray: The next quinquennial reviews of the CITB and ECITB will commence on 11 March 2003 and be completed by late September 2003. The Scottish Executive will be fully involved with the review process, as required by section 88 of the Scotland Act 1998 .

Fisheries

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive to which institutes involved in aquaculture research, other than the Ardtoe Marine Farming Unit of the Sea Fish Industry Authority, the Minister for Environment and Rural Development was referring at the meeting of the Rural Development Committee on 18 February 2003 ( Official Report , c 4352); what research these institutes are conducting, and how this research is more "sophisticated" than that conducted by the authority.

Allan Wilson: Other Scottish institutes involved in aquaculture research include Fisheries Research Services, the North Atlantic Fisheries College, the Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, Aberdeen University and a number of other university departments.

  The research relevant to current and emerging aquaculture species is broad-based, e.g. immunology, epidemiology, growth and nutrition and the environmental impacts of aquaculture.

  The research is more "sophisticated" than the largely applied, industry-led, developmental work undertaken by the authority in that the science is more fundamental in nature.

Fisheries

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to prevent the closure of the Ardtoe Marine Farming Unit by the Sea Fish Industry Authority.

Ross Finnie: Highlands and Islands Enterprise stand ready to support prospective operators in accordance with their established remit and have been proactive in recent weeks in terms of attempting to broker a deal.

Housing

Karen Whitefield (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on the Supporting People Initiative.

Des McNulty: The Supporting People Initiative, which is a new funding and policy framework for the provision of housing support services, is on target for implementation on 1 April 2003. We have today written to local authorities with provisional grant allocations to enable them to undertake these functions. Under the initiative, local authorities will have responsibility for planning and funding housing support services in their area and the financial information has been placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 26753).

Legislation

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has undertaken on future changes to the rate of return since making the Damages (Personal Injury) (Scotland) Order 2002 (SSI 2002/46).

Mr Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-31777 on 2 December 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at   http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

Livestock

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on the introduction of any further relaxation of the 20-day standstill rules for livestock and what the timetable is for any future decisions on this matter being taken.

Ross Finnie: I announced on 28 February that the current 20-day standstill will be reduced to 13 days as soon as the necessary legislative change can be effected.

Local Government Finance

Mr Keith Harding (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address the continuing weaknesses in the fundamental financial controls of local authority audits referred to in the Accounts Commission’s Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits .

Mr Keith Harding (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will take any action in response to the finding in the Accounts Commission’s Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits that some local authority joint boards have yet to establish audit committees or equivalent scrutiny mechanisms.

Mr Keith Harding (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in response to the finding in the Accounts Commission’s Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits that "scope exists for improvement in the arrangements for monitoring the proper and effective use of funds".

Mr Andy Kerr: It is the responsibility of the local authorities concerned to respond to weaknesses revealed by the auditors. From 1 April the new duty of Best Value provided in the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 will be accompanied by a broadening of the grounds on which the Accounts Commission can formally hold local authorities to account for poor performance caused by such weaknesses.

Local Government Finance

Mr Keith Harding (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to assist local authorities in addressing the quality of performance of direct labour organisations (DLOs) and direct service organisations (DSOs), following the finding of the Accounts Commission’s Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits that the percentage of DLOs and DSOs breaking even has fallen since 2000-01.

Mr Andy Kerr: Scottish Executive officials met formally with representatives of those local authorities with significant deficits earlier this year. These discussions established the causes of the deficits, and that recovery plans were being developed for the DSOs and DLOs in question. Progress against the recovery plans will be monitored and kept under review.

Local Government Finance

Mr Keith Harding (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendation made by the Accounts Commission’s Overview of the 2001/02 local authority audits and Taking the initiative – Using PFI contracts to renew council schools that the Executive should consider developing a leadership role in order to ensure that the special experience and skills learned from current private finance initiative schools projects are transferred to future projects.

Mr Andy Kerr: The Financial Partnerships Unit within the Scottish Executive has already developed a leadership role with regard to local authority schools public private partnership (PPP) projects in order that the experience and skills learned from current PPP projects are transferred to future schools projects. This role is continuing to evolve and takes several forms.

  To date, five seminars covering the PPP process and related skills have been held by the Scottish Executive. Three two-day training workshops will be held shortly. In addition, the Executive has encouraged and supported several seminars arranged by other organisations such as the Scottish Leadership Foundation and private companies.

  The Executive has commissioned Partnerships UK to undertake a Key Stage Review of each of the schools PPP projects. This will occur at two stages within the project, pre-Invitation to Negotiate stage and pre-Preferred Bidder appointment, and is intended to assure both the education authority and the Executive that the project is sufficiently well prepared to proceed to the next stage of the procurement. In support of the Staffing Protocol, a Technical Guidance Note "Scoping of Facilities Management Services and In-house Bids" was published for consultation in February.

  Members of Financial Partnerships Unit attend project board meetings. This acts as a useful check on how the authority is progressing with their project and can highlight any different approaches between projects. The Financial Partnerships Unit also provides advisory support to the Scottish Schools PPP Group.

Migration

Fergus Ewing (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest figures are for the number of people that have migrated (a) into and (b) out of each local authority area.

Hugh Henry: Reliable information for in and out migration at local authority level is not readily available from the current data sources used to estimate annual migration. However, a new methodology which aims to provide this information has been developed, for use with the Registrar General’s 2002 mid-year population estimates due to be published in May 2003.

Public Private Partnerships

Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact will be of cancelling all (a) current and (b) projected expenditure on public private partnership construction projects.

Mr Andy Kerr: (a) Public private partnership (PPP) projects are for the long-term, typically 25 to 30 years. Nearly 80 contracts have already been signed delivering a capital investment value of £2 billion. If the public sector requested early termination of these projects, claims for compensation would arise from the private sector contractors involved in order to cover the repayment of any outstanding debt for the project and other associated termination costs such as redundancy payments for employees of the contractor. In addition, to avoid risk of service interruption, arrangements would have to be made for services provided under these contracts to be delivered by other means with associated administrative costs. As in each case the PPP option was selected as offering best value for money, it is likely that the alternative arrangements would be more expensive. There would also be widespread damage to working relations between the public and private sectors.

  (b) There are 12 projects in negotiation. If the public sector cancelled those, compensation may be due to the bidders for aborted bid costs, either in full or in part. In addition, a further 28 projects in health, schools and waste management would not proceed. Alternative arrangements would have to be made, and as PPP has been shown to offer best value for money, these would likely be more expensive. Without the opportunity to lever in private finance, it is likely that the provision of new infrastructure would be delayed.

Public Private Partnerships

Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive which public private partnership (PPP) projects currently under negotiation, including those in the education sector, could be cancelled before commencement (a) with and (b) without incurring a penalty.

Mr Andy Kerr: There are currently 12 PPP projects at the negotiation stage. If these projects were cancelled compensation may be due to the bidders for aborted bid costs, either in full or in part. The circumstances of each individual project would need to be considered.

Public Private Partnerships

Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what education public private partnership projects it currently supports; what each such project will deliver, and what stage each project has reached.

Mr Andy Kerr: The information requested is set out in the following table.

  


Project Name 
  

Project Status 
  

Project Detail 
  



Aberdeenshire Schools 
  

Operational 
  

1 new secondary school, 1 refurbished and extended primary 
  school and 1 refurbished primary school 
  



East Renfrewshire: Mearns Primary and St Ninian's High 
  School 
  

Operational 
  

1 new primary school and 1 extension of secondary school 
  



Falkirk Schools 
  

Operational 
  

4 new secondary schools and 1 special needs school 
  



Project 2002 (Glasgow Schools Project) 
  

Operational 
  

12 new schools and 17 refurbished - 28 secondary schools 
  and 1 primary school 
  



Highland Schools 
  

Operational 
  

2 new primary schools and 2 new secondary schools 
  



Balfron School 
  

Operational 
  

1 new secondary school 
  



East Lothian Schools 
  

Signed 
  

6 refurbished secondary schools, 1 new community learning 
  centre 
  



Fife Schools 
  

Signed 
  

1 replacement secondary school, 1 replacement primary school 
  and 1 refurbished and extended secondary school 
  



Midlothian Schools 
  

Signed 
  

2 new secondary schools and special educational needs facilities 
  



Edinburgh Schools 
  

Signed 
  

Refurbishment, replacement and rationalisation of 27 schools 
  to 18 
  



West Lothian Schools 
  

Signed 
  

2 refurbished and extended secondary schools, 1 refurbished 
  and adapted primary school and consolidation of primary 
  schools 
  



Aberdeenshire Schools 
  

Tenders Invited/Negotiated 
  

6 new build primary schools and 1 refurbishment and extension 
  of 1 secondary school. 
  



Renfrewshire Schools 
  

Tenders Invited/Negotiated 
  

Refurbishment of all 12 secondary and 8 priority primary 
  schools. Also 2 new, 1 replacement and 1 extended primary 
  school, and 2 new and 4 extended secondary schools 
  



Dumfries and Galloway Schools 
  

Advertised 
  

Regeneration of whole schools estate of 114 primary, 16 
  secondary schools and two special schools. 
  



Fife Schools 
  

Advertised 
  

The new build of 3 primary schools of which one to have 
  special educational needs facilities. Also, 6 new primary 
  schools to replace schools which are to be amalgamated. 
  



Highland Schools 
  

Advertised 
  

1 new build, 3 replacement and 1 new build/amalgamation 
  primary schools. 3 replacement, 1 refurbished and extended 
  secondary schools, 2 special educational needs schools. 
  1 Gaelic-medium primary school and refurbishment of an existing 
  hotel into a hostel. 
  



North Lanarkshire Schools 
  

Advertised 
  

21 new builds and 18 refurbishment primary schools. 4 new 
  build and 7 refurbishment secondary schools and the new 
  build of 6 special educational needs schools. 
  



Argyll and Bute Schools 
  

Potential 
  

Refurbishment of 84 primary schools (1 re-build), 9 secondary 
  schools (1 re-build), 3 special schools and 2 hostels. 
  



Dundee Schools 
  

Potential 
  

New build of 6 primary schools, extension and refurbishment 
  of 2 primary and 3 secondary schools and the new build of 
  1 special needs school. 
  



East Ayrshire Schools 
  

Potential 
  

3 new build secondary schools, 4 new build primary schools, 
  1 new build special educational needs school and 1 remodelled 
  and extended primary school. 
  



East Renfrewshire Schools 
  

Potential 
  

The revised bid includes the replacement of 1 and extension 
  of 2 secondary schools. Also the build of 1 new denominational 
  primary school. 
  



Inverclyde Schools 
  

Potential 
  

6 new build and 19 refurbishment primary schools. 7 secondary 
  school refurbishments. 2 special educational needs refurbishments 
  and 1 pre-5 refurbishment. 
  



South Ayrshire Schools 
  

Potential 
  

Prioritised: 4 secondary upgrades, 1 secondary, primary, 
  nursery campus extension. 4 new build, 2 upgrade and 2 extended 
  primary schools. Also adaptation of primary to incorporate 
  nursery school, 1 virtual college and 1 library facility. 
  Non-prioritised: 1 secondary and 6 primary upgrades. 
  



South Lanarkshire Schools 
  

Potential 
  

3 new builds secondary schools, and 1 refurbishment secondary 
  school. 3 new builds primary schools, 4 extensions to primary 
  schools and 6 refurbishments to primary schools. Also the 
  extension of 1 and refurbishment of 1 special needs school. 
  



West Lothian Schools 
  

Potential 
  

Refurbishment and extension of 5 secondary schools.

Schools

Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31441 by Nicol Stephen on 21 November 2002, how much funding is currently available to local authorities under capital allocation arrangements to assist in the schools rebuilding and refurbishment programme.

Nicol Stephen: General consent to incur expenditure on their non-housing capital programmes, including education, is allocated to local authorities on the basis of a formula agreed with COSLA. The total such allocation for the current financial year is £314.246 million. The allocation is neither project nor programme specific. Local authorities themselves decide what proportion to spend on capital investment in schools.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25070 by Allan Wilson on 29 April 2002, how many cases were referred to the procurator fiscal service by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03 to date and (i) how many and (ii) what percentage of such cases that were taken to court resulted in a conviction.

Allan Wilson: The numbers of cases involving alleged contravention of environmental protection legislation referred to the Procurators Fiscal Service by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency are set out in the table.

  





2001-02 
  

2002-03 (to date) 
  



Cases Referred to Procurator Fiscal Service 
  

70* 
  

43 
  



Cases that Proceeded to Court 
  

44 
  

7 
  



Still On-Going 
  

6 
  

22 
  



(i) Number Led to Convictions 
  

37 
  

7 
  



(ii) Percentage Led to Convictions 
  

84% 
  

100% 
  



  Note:

  *A reassessment of 2001-02 statistics has resulted in a slight alteration to the figures quoted in response to question S1W-25070.

Scottish Executive Funding

Michael Matheson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20339 by Mr Andy Kerr on 17 December 2001, what its budget out-turn was for press and communications in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03 to date and what the expected total expenditure is for 2002-03.

Mr Andy Kerr: The Media and Communications Group’s out-turn spend in 2001-02 was £3,052,479. The current spend for 2002-03, (as at 31 January 2003), is £2,964,876. We anticipate the total spend in 2002-03 to be in the region of £3.6 million. The effectiveness and efficiency of the group is currently being examined in a Best Value Review.

Scottish Executive Publications

David McLetchie (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10970 by Angus Mackay on 25 January 2001, how many of its publications have been produced since 18 January 2001 and how much each such document cost to produce, broken down by year of publication.

Mr Andy Kerr: The details of Scottish Executive publications produced in the period from 18 January 2001 to 31 January 2003 are as follows:

  


2001-02 
  



Care Development Group Report 
  

£6,082.00 
  



Regulating the Private Security Industry 
  

£647.75 
  



Health Care Needs for Children in Education 
  

£14,413.50 
  



Science Strategy Book 
  

£14,021.35 
  



Positive About You - Diversity leaflet 
  

£1,952.00 
  



Cultural Strategy Annual Report 
  

£2,952.00 
  



Agricultural and Biological Research Group 
  

£3,916.08 
  



Return to Learn Booklet 
  

£199.00 
  



Citizens Multilingual World Response 
  

£4,601.75 
  



Action Plan for Children’s Services 
  

£27,452.55 
  



SCRO Disclosure Scotland Brochure 
  

£13,434.00 
  



Criminal Justice White Paper 
  

£7,749.75 
  



Further Education Annual Report 
  

£10,765.25 
  



School Education Amendment Bill Consultation 
  

£1,945.00 
  



Managing the Risk of Health Care Infections 
  

£2,847.00 
  



Community Ownership Summary Questions 
  

£1,284.75 
  



New National Qualifications 
  

£6,124.00 
  



School Board Election Leaflet 
  

£7,650.50 
  



Safety First With Needles - Summary 
  

£4,068.39 
  



Safety First With Needles 
  

£13,495.06 
  



Communities Against Drugs Address Book 
  

£8,350.92 
  



Voluntary Issues Information Leaflet 
  

£1,369.50 
  



Future for Care Homes Consultation 
  

£3,062.75 
  



Agricultural Strategy 
  

£16,096.30 
  



Memorandum on Teaching 
  

£1,622.00 
  



Draft Budget 2002-2003 
  

£4,228.00 
  



Social Justice in Rural Poverty 
  

£3,723.25 
  



Social Justice Annual Report 
  

£21,776.10 
  



Report on Retention of Organs 
  

£9,846.40 
  



Preventing Violence Against Women 
  

£9,250.90 
  



SE Review of Black Minority and Ethnic Groups 
  

£4,624.53 
  



Communities Against Drugs - Effective Action 
  

£4,302.65 
  



Central Heating Programme - Guide 
  

£1,802.60 
  



Action Plan on Alcohol Abuse - Literature Review 
  

£2,301.50 
  



Action Plan on Alcohol Abuse - Summary 
  

£3,299.32 
  



National Debate on the Future of Education 
  

£17,648.41 
  



Chartered Teacher Programme 
  

£17,324.38 
  



Social Focus on Men and Women 
  

£11,485.20 
  



Health - Independent Review 
  

£4,889.10 
  



Equality Scotland Update - Guide Data Source 
  

£1,653.76 
  



Our National Health - Delivering Change in One Year 
  

£10,734.95 
  



SHS Volunteering Leaflet 
  

£2,069.15 
  



Building Control - Your Questions Answered 
  

£6,179.17 
  



Consultant Appraisal - Health 
  

£3,181.12 
  



Review of Education Psychology Service 
  

£6,333.58 
  



Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies 
  

£2,283.40 
  



Chartered Teacher Programme 
  

£14,090.90 
  



Improving the Criminal Justice System 
  

£4,658.80 
  



Social Justice Annual Report Technical Supplement 
  

£1,680.10 
  



Scottish Executive Branding Guidelines 
  

£2,115.00 
  



Guide to Grants for Voluntary Organisations 
  

£4,067.93 
  



Guide to Grants for Voluntary Organisations (offer pack) 
  

£3,191.08 
  



Fair for All Leaflet 
  

£2,574.00 
  



National Debate on the Future of Education 
  

£9,116.95 
  



Fair for All - Main Report 
  

£11,778.05 
  



Which Way Now 
  

£49,345.72 
  



Health Improvement Fund Report 
  

£6,299.20 
  



Pharmaceutical Care 
  

£22,736.00 
  



Recruitment in Residential Childcare 
  

£3,387.20 
  



Children’s Hearings Supplement Production 
  

£13,502.60 
  



Fair for All - Summary 
  

£9,953.10 
  



Review of Funding - Black and Minority Ethnic 
  

£14,468.00 
  



Cancer Scenarios 
  

£6,620.00 
  



Adults with Incapacity Leaflet 
  

£3,060.00 
  



Adults with Incapacity Code of Practice 
  

£1,990.00 
  



Adults with Incapacity Booklet 
  

£1,382.00 
  



Cancer Scenarios Planning Priorities 
  

£17,986.00 
  



Social Works Services Annual Report 
  

£27,152.75 
  



Adults With Incapacity - Welfare 
  

£2,000.00 
  



Social Work Services Changing for the Future 
  

£3,200.00 
  



Adults with Incapacity Code of Practise 
  

£1,182.00 
  



Effect of Road Traffic on Residential Property 
  

£4,317.50 
  



Literacy 2000 Report 
  

£12,089.26 
  



Ombudsman - A Modern Complaints System 
  

£3,122.50 
  



Rough Sleepers Initiative 
  

£4,097.43 
  



Cancer Plan 
  

£17,112.32 
  



Complaints Against the Police 
  

£5,526.50 
  



Community Ownership Facts and Figures 
  

£3,822.75 
  



Strategic Review Funding Voluntary Sector 
  

£2,767.60 
  



NHS Fraud - Don’t Just Help Yourself Leaflet 
  

£5,116.00 
  



Benefits Home Energy Schemes 
  

£3,245.82 
  



NHS Demonstration Projects 
  

£2,153.40 
  



Adults with Incapacity COP 
  

£614.00 
  



Air Quality Consultation 
  

£734.00 
  



Draft National Care Standards 
  

£13,836.50 
  



Cancer Scenarios 
  

£1,374.00 
  



Adults With Incapacity - Functions Under Act 
  

£2,570.00 
  



Criminal Justice Accommodation Services 
  

£824.50 
  



NHS Fraud - Daily Record Supplement 
  

£7,369.45 
  



Annual Expenditure Review 
  

£3,610.70 
  



Annual Expenditure Review - Summary 
  

£14,465.57 
  



Civil Judicial Statistics 
  

£1,161.00 
  



Title Conditions Scotland Bill 
  

£7,130.50 
  



Performance Management Leaflet 
  

£3,027.15 
  



Decontamination of Surgical Instruments 
  

£4,242.50 
  



Upper Forth Crossing Leaflet 
  

£1,070.00 
  



Travel Awareness Leaflets 
  

£9,327.03 
  



SWS - Certification and Registration Group 
  

£2,894.88 
  



Rebuilding Our National Health Service 
  

£3,988.50 
  



Fire Safety Leaflet 
  

£1,671.00 
  



Input/ Output Tables and Multipliers 
  

£909.00 
  



Education for Safety 
  

£1,227.50 
  



Loch Lomond/Trossachs National Park Consultation 
  

£13,141.50 
  



HECA Report 
  

£3,305.85 
  



Response Document - Skills for Scotland 
  

£1,810.50 
  



Response Document - Opportunity Scotland 
  

£2,458.00 
  



Lifelong Learning - Review of Document 
  

£2,458.00 
  



Action on Alcohol - Economic Impact 
  

£1,619.90 
  



Social Work Services in the Sheriff Courts 
  

£570.00 
  



Early Education and Childcare 
  

£4,147.25 
  



Scottish Transport Appraisal Binder 
  

£9,166.00 
  



Supplementary Medical Lists Consultation 
  

£2,759.75 
  



Discipline in Schools - Task Group Summary 
  

£17,612.00 
  



Fish Industry Guide - Offshore Operation 
  

£1,892.99 
  



Adults with Incapacity - Booklet 
  

£2,085.00 
  



Lone Parent - Higher Education Leaflet 
  

£1,984.50 
  



Social Works Services in the Sheriff Court 
  

£2,651.00 
  



Charity Scotland - Summary 
  

£2,495.00 
  



Charity Scotland Report 
  

£7,991.79 
  



Long-term Care Bill - Consultation 
  

£1,486.00 
  



Fire Safety Leaflets 
  

£1,549.00 
  



Parliamentary Glossary of Gaelic Terms 
  

£27,653.00 
  



Scottish Youth Summit - Report 
  

£6,943.00 
  



Action Plan On Alcohol Misuse 
  

£18,187.94 
  



Flu Leaflet 
  

£17,531.00 
  



Environment - Butterfly Rationale Leaflets 
  

£1,665.55 
  



Scottish Homes Identity 
  

£1,387.48 
  



NHS Executive Brochure 
  

£8,256.82 
  



2002-03 
  



Child Protection Audit and Review 
  

£23,189.39 
  



Allied Health Factsheet 
  

£3,190.25 
  



Child Protection - Literature Review 
  

£12,876.38 
  



Induction Scheme for New Teachers 
  

£1,424.65 
  



Hepatitis C Infected Care Workers 
  

£3,068.77 
  



Child Protection - Growing Support 
  

£15,473.08 
  



Social Justice Annual Report 
  

£17,456.00 
  



Social Justice Technical Document 
  

£4,583.13 
  



Allied Health Professions Booklet 
  

£3,358.45 
  



Reprint Fire Strike Leaflet 
  

£751.00 
  



Social Justice - Closing The Opportunity Gap 
  

£3,928.45 
  



One Year Job Guarantee 
  

£327.00 
  



National Workforce Unit Regional Convention 
  

£1,014.67 
  



Scotland’s Canals - a Plan for the Future 
  

£11,710.28 
  



Cancer in Scotland Strategy Annual Report 
  

£2,383.50 
  



National Workforce Regional Convention 
  

£387.00 
  



Scottish Response European Framework Decision 
  

£3,547.05 
  



Memorandum of Procedure on Restricted Information 
  

£6,332.33 
  



Primary School Leaflet 
  

£447.10 
  



Further Education Annual Report 
  

£8,288.39 
  



National Debate - Preliminary Analysis 
  

£7,900.60 
  



Teaching In Scotland - Computing Leaflet 
  

£468.23 
  



Fire Strike Leaflet and Poster 
  

£2,723.50 
  



Parent Checklist for Youth Activities 
  

£17,775.87 
  



Fire Safety Leaflet 
  

£740.00 
  



Social Justice Annual Report 
  

£3,384.20 
  



Teaching in Scotland Maths Leaflet 
  

£454.13 
  



Flu Campaign Information Guide 
  

£408.00 
  



Central Heating Warm Deal Annual Report 
  

£5,170.28 
  



SE Response to Report of the MMR Expert 
  

£610.38 
  



Cities Review - Summary 
  

£7,623.30 
  



Education for Work and Experience - Evidence 
  

£6,035.75 
  



Additional Support Needs Bill - Consultation 
  

£5,478.00 
  



Additional Support Needs Bill - Strategy 
  

£8,805.22 
  



Record of Achievement 
  

£8,884.73 
  



Hungry for Success - A Whole Approach to School Meals 
  

£28,976.93 
  



National Appeal Panel Guidelines 
  

£5,522.82 
  



Scottish Qualifications for Headship 
  

£8,655.30 
  



Child Protection Audit Review 
  

£20,935.00 
  



Preparation of Injections 
  

£6,888.38 
  



Community Regeneration Statement 
  

£12,742.70 
  



Lifelong Learning Strategy - Main Document 
  

£635.68 
  



Lifelong Learning Strategy - Summary 
  

£2,492.38 
  



Consultation Draft Education Bill 
  

£981.00 
  



Standards in Social Work Education 
  

£14,078.10 
  



Review of the Scottish Executive of Policies to Promote 
  Social Economy 
  

£7,512.45 
  



Civil Judicial Statistics 
  

£780.58 
  



Throughcare and Aftercare of Children in Scotland Report 
  

£7,819.07 
  



New Debt Arrangements Leaflet 
  

£22,106.05 
  



Building a Sustainable Scotland 
  

£3,568.80 
  



Cities Review - Main Report 
  

£30,258.40 
  



A National Strategy on Suicide 
  

£25,800.43 
  



Implementing Services in Rural Scotland 
  

£2,145.20 
  



Tackling Religious Hatred 
  

£4,044.43 
  



Transport Indications for Scotland 
  

£2,549.57 
  



Education for Work and Experience Recommendations 
  

£9,973.44 
  



Bute House - Guide Book 
  

£3,161.53 
  



Disability and You 
  

£2,567.17 
  



RSA brochure 
  

£1,263.00 
  



Building on Success 
  

£6,936.00 
  



Cultural Strategy Annual Report 
  

£19,585.78 
  



Road Accidents in Scotland 
  

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Framework for Maternity 
  

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50+ Leaflet 
  

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Record of Achievement - Summary Report 
  

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Record of Achievement Report 
  

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New Debt Arrangements Booklet 
  

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Welfare of Livestock 
  

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Abstract of Statistics 1982-2001 
  

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Hepatitis C - Information for Professionals Booklet 
  

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NHS Demonstration Project 
  

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Report of the MMR Expert Group 
  

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Consultation on Vulnerable Witnesses 
  

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Transport Delivery Plan Leaflets 
  

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Pre-Payment Prescription Scheme 
  

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Travel Plans Conference Leaflet 
  

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Committing to Race Equality 
  

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Good Practice in Action Conference 
  

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Return to Learn Leaflet 
  

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Building on Success - Strategy for Allied Health 
  

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Health Department Structure Booklet 
  

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Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Strategy 
  

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Hepatitis C Information for Professionals A6 Booklet 
  

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The Scottish Fire Service of the Future 
  

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Good Practice Consultation 
  

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Breathing Space Leaflet 
  

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Consultation on Vulnerable Witnesses 
  

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Blue Green Algae in Inland Waters 
  

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SE Response to Funding Review 
  

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Agriculture Census 2001 Report - Summary 
  

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Childcare - Supporting Families 
  

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Transport Delivery Plan 
  

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Health leaflets x3 - Epilepsy, Wisdom Teeth… 
  

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Hepatitis C - Essential Information for Professionals 
  

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Economic Report - Scottish Agriculture 
  

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Return to Learn Guide - Good Practice 
  

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National Statement- Commentary 
  

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National Statement- Literacy 
  

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National Statement- Numeracy 
  

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Delivering Lifeline Ferry Services 
  

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Building on Success - Allied Health Professionals 
  

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Response to the Report of the Taskforce 
  

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Environment - Twelve Simple Ways Leaflet 
  

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Future Practice Review 
  

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Building a Better Scotland 
  

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Facing the Future 
  

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M74 Completion Project 
  

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Implementing Scottish Cancer Strategy 
  

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Availability of Rural Services 
  

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Mental Health 
  

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Return to Learn - Guide to Good Practice 
  

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Reprint of Fire Kills Leaflet 
  

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Alcohol Problems Support and Treatment 
  

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Youth Justice in Scotland Progress Report 
  

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Children’s Oral Health 
  

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National Care Standards Leaflet 
  

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AIDS/HIV Infected Health Care Workers 
  

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Good Practice Consultation Group 
  

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Flu Campaign 
  

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Return to Learn Leaflet 
  

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Scottish Transplant Group Report 
  

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Contribution of Nurses and Midwives to Care of Patients 
  

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Contribution of Nurses and Midwives - Summary 
  

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A Guide to Public Bodies in Scotland 
  

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Drugs Misuse - Final Report 
  

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Health in Scotland 
  

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Turning Evidence into Practice Leaflet 
  

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Nurse Prescribing - Guide to Implementation 
  

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Implementation of National Cultural Strategy 
  

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Community Regeneration Statement 
  

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Mental Health Magazine 
  

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Final Guidance - Implementation 
  

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A8 Ballieston to Newhouse Leaflet 
  

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Through Care and Aftercare of Children in Scotland 
  

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Final Guidance - Implementation of the Scottish Secure 
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Care Campaign Leaflet 
  

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Waste Management

Tommy Sheridan (Glasgow) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive at what locations Scottish Water (a) holds, (b) treats and (c) otherwise disposes of sewage.

Ross Finnie: I have asked Dr Jon Hargreaves, Chief Executive of Scottish Water to respond. His response is as follows:

  There are 825 wastewater treatment plants and 1,106 public septic tanks throughout Scotland in which sewage is collected, treated and disposed of. Information about the location of any of these facilities is available from Scottish Water.

Waste Management

Tommy Sheridan (Glasgow) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive how Scottish Water treats sewage.

Ross Finnie: I have asked Dr Jon Hargreaves, Chief Executive of Scottish Water to respond. His response is as follows:

  There are a number of different ways sewage is treated and many factors considered in an area before treatment occurs, but in general raw sewage goes through a settlement process to separate and remove any solids. In many areas the remaining water is treated using a biological process in which naturally occurring bacteria and other organisms are used to digest any pollutant matter. Sewage then goes through a final settlement stage. An additional level of treatment, such as ultraviolet light, is also used in some cases. Scottish Water is able to discuss the process carried out at specific treatment plants in more detail with you.

Waste Management

Tommy Sheridan (Glasgow) (SSP): To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) volume and (b) percentage of sewage produced has been used in land restoration sites in each of the last three years.

Ross Finnie: I have asked Dr Jon Hargreaves, Chief Executive of Scottish Water to respond. His response is as follows:

  Scottish Water currently recycles sewage sludge cake to land reclamation sites. The sewage sludge cake, which is composed of 75% water and 25% of the solids removed during the treatment process, is integrated into the existing ground to produce soil conditions beneficial for forestry.

  Currently 20% of sludge cake from wastewater treatment plants in Scotland is recycled to land reclamation sites. The volume of sludge cake recycled in this way over the past three years is: 299,560m3 in 2002, 203,940m3 in 2001, and 29,700m3 in 2000.

Waste Management

John Scott (Ayr) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the 35% increase by 2010 in the operating costs for collecting, treating and disposing of municipal waste, and further 5% increase by 2020, as referred to in the executive summary of the National Waste Plan 2003 , is reflected in its spending proposals to 2005-06.

Ross Finnie: The National Waste Plan 2003 provides a broad estimate of the overall operating costs of the proposed best practicable environmental option for municipal waste in 2010 and 2020 (£340 to £370 million and £360 to £420 million respectively). Following the spending review in 2002, the Executive allocated, for the next three years alone, over £230 million additional funding for local authorities via the Strategic Waste Fund. Detailed reassessment of future resources will be undertaken as part of future spending reviews.

Waste Management

Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when the amendments to the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994, including amendments regarding landspreading of blood and gut contents, will come into force.

Ross Finnie: The amending regulations have been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 1 April.

  The Executive has been concerned for some time about reported abuses of the landspreading exemptions contained in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994, particularly malodours caused by spreading untreated blood and gut contents. The new regulations fulfil the Executive’s commitment to deal with this problem.

  The amending regulations will require blood and gut contents to be treated before spreading, so nullifying malodours. The amendments will also provide tighter controls on the operations of landspreading operators.

  In particular, operators will have to demonstrate that waste spread on land used for agriculture will actually result in benefit to agriculture or improvement of animal and plant communities. Operators will also need to carry out appropriate risk assessments, pre-notify the Waste Regulator (the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)) of their intention to spread, and keep records of the types and quantities of wastes spread.

  SEPA will be able to, under certain circumstances, refuse registration of an exemption application or remove an exemption from the register.

  SEPA will monitor spreading activities closely to ensure genuine recovery and protection of human health and the environment.

  The amendments also update Certificates of Technical Competence, which demonstrate managers’ competence to manage a waste management facility. The update is in line with industry and legislative requirements.

Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Scottish Youth Parliament

Michael Russell (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) will ensure that the Scottish Youth Parliament is given access to the debating chamber for its annual general meeting on 29 and 30 March 2003.

Sir David Steel: The Scottish Youth Parliament has booked a venue in Glasgow for their meeting on 29 and 30 March 2003 so the SPCB is not required to ensure access to the Chamber.

Scottish Youth Parliament

Michael Russell (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is keen to encourage the work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and whether it will assist the SYP by ensuring that it has access to the debating chamber for its major meetings, subject only to the requirements of other parliamentary business.

Sir David Steel: The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) is keen to encourage the work of the SYP. SPCB staff have met with the SYP to discuss how this might be progressed. Hosting debates in the Chamber, whilst the Parliament is at the Mound, is an option that is still under discussion and it is hoped to stage a joint event later in 2003.